Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
#1Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:43am
In 6 months?
Wait what??
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kelsey_Grammer_to_Get_Double_LA_CAGE_Billing_Will_star_as_Georges_and_Albin_on_Bway_20100311
#2Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:46am
bbbbbbbwah?
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#2Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:52amI definitely read the headline and thought it was an article from The Onion, or something.
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#3Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:52amI heard this rumor a few months ago. I think it's a great idea.
#5Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:57amWill it still be running in 6 months?
#6Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:58am
Well, there was that production of Richard II where the King and the Bolingbroke alternated, and that was an ongoing thing rather than a switch after six months, so it doesn't sound totally demented. A little baffling, but not totally demented.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#7Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:02pmThere was a Broadway revival of TRUE WEST is which Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly alternated roles nightly.
#9Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:17pmI wasn't fond of casting Grammer as Georges and even less fond of the idea of him as Albin. Where is James Naughton when you need him?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#10Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:18pmWhat does this mean for Douglas Hodge? Will he switch roles or is he just contracted for the 6 months or...? It's all so vague and strange.
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#11Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:19pmThis just seems like a big gimmick. I wouldn't be surprised if the Weisslers came up with this idea.
#12Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:19pmI do not see him as Albin at all! I don't love this plan...
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#13Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:26pm
Why not try to see things from a different angle?
For now at least, I've been getting glowing reports on Kelsey's Georges from friends in rehearsal.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
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#14Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:29pmWhile I think this could be a great idea, it just strikes me as wildly optimistic that the producers are so sure it will still be running in 6 months.
wildcat
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/04
#15Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:37pmI think that when Kelsey Grammer was offered the show the role that he wanted to play was Albin but Douglas Hodge was already in talks. As U.S. Equity would only allow Hodge to play a limited run in New York anyway, the producers dangled the carrot of Grammer taking over as Albin if he would open the show as George.
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#16Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:41pmIf only Sean Hayes and Kristen Chenoweth could work out a similar arrangement.
#17Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 12:45pmI think it is a great idea. Kelsey Grammer is one of our great actors. Nobody can play Fraiser Crane like he can. It will be good to see a real star actually play the role.
#18Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:07pm
Will it still be running in 6 months?
It will now. Smart move by the producers. I, and probably quite a few others, will be sure to catch this show twice.
Nobody can play Fraiser Crane like he can.
Has anyone tried?
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Updated On: 3/11/10 at 01:07 PM
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
#19Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:19pmI've just never been a Kelsey Grammer fan. The only role I think I'd like to see him in is Higgins in My Fair Lady. But who knos, maybe I'd love him in La Cage. He certainly wouldn't keep me from seeing this revival again.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
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#20Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:28pmWell...this should be interesting.
TIGGOSAURUS
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#21Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:33pm
I think Grammer is potentially a far more versatile actor than people give him credit for. And who knows, maybe the novelty of seeing 'Frasier Crane in a dress' will bring a whole new audience to this show after its initial six months?
I actually think this one could be the sleeper hit of the season.
Seen some shows in my time....
#22Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:45pmAre you kidding? This is brilliant marketing at it's finest. Now you just put David Hyde Pierce in the Georges role and you've got another year of a run. "Frasier reunited"
#23Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:53pm
And Bebe could sing "The Best of Times Is Now"!
Don't underestimate Kelsey. He's a Julliard-trained actor and extremely versatile.
#24Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 1:56pm
I'd like to see them try that with Brigadoon.
That being said, Kelsey is a bit of a stiff board and Gene Barry was nobasket of emotions either, so he may be great. Now as Albin, who knows? Except that Frasier, if you think about it,could get very agitated and prancy and obviously was working far to hard to mascarade his sexual.... wow. It........ might........ woooooooork.......
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#25Kelsey Grammer to switch roles in LA CAGE??
Posted: 3/11/10 at 2:00pmThen they could have Elena Roger and Ricky Martin switch. He would do one hell of a "Rainbow High"!
